I did it. I signed up get the vaccine. I followed the directions and went on line at 11 a.m. as requested. I can see why there are issues. The sign-up required a photo or download of the insurance card. Dismay, I don’t know how to download. I have never done it. Fortunately , one could take a photo.
For those who register over the phone, I assume a photo would not be required. I have friends in other states where it took hours just to connect.
I will still wear my mask, keep my distance and use a lot of hand lotion with all the hand washing.
Thanks to all who made the clinics possible.
Also thanks to Jack Wollensak, the volunteer computer /device guru at the Bangs Center. When I first got my iPad, I scheduled many hours of tutoring with him to learn how to operate the device. I leaned about airplane mode, apps, the free phone, got a flashlight, how to cut and paste. And I was okay going through multiple pages of required information because of his teaching. Luckily, I know my birthday. They want to know the date a lot. But will they send a card?
However, there have been upgrades to the iPad and things pop up and I don’t know what to do. I could really use help again.
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Kathy Lanza of the Burnett Gallery committee of the Jones Library sent an email about the expanded Virtual Gallery now available on the Jones Library website. “Artists (or groups) previously selected for in-person shows now have the opportunity to showcase their work through a greatly expanded Virtual Exhibit,” she wrote.
The featured February artist is Robyn Thompson-Duong, whose vibrant paintings are of Black women, she said.The web site is joneslibrary.org/889/Current-Virtual-Exhibit/.
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Martha Hanner, a member of the League of Women Voters Sustainability and Climate Action Committee, sent me the following email. “The Amherst League of Women voters is urging the Town Council to pass a resolution opposing the Springfield wood-burning power plant and state subsidies for large-scale woody biomass power plants (ref. www.lwvamherst.org) The resolution is on theFeb. 8Council agenda.”
“If the Springfield power plant planned to burn coal, everyone would be protesting loudly, yet wood-burning produces far more particle pollution than coal!”
Full disclosure: I am a member of the League of Women Voters. If anyone has a different opinion, please call or email members of the Town Council before the meeting.
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It’s Girl Scout cookie time. I went on the internet and found they are being sold Saturday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at GNC, 334 Russell St., Hadley. You can freeze the cookies. I had a friend who froze boxes. Whenever someone visited, she always had something to offer.
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